i7-7600U vs Xeon E5-4669 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	717	1806
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	7.69	14.70
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$393

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	28
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	88 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 620
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Core i7-7600U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.97	2.33
Recency	1 June 2015	3 January 2017
Physical cores	18	2
Threads	36	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	15 Watt

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